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pyromucic aldehyde

American

[pahy-ruh-myoo-sik, pahy-] / ˈpaɪ rəˈmju sɪk, ˌpaɪ- /

noun

Chemistry.

furfural.

Etymology

Origin of pyromucic aldehyde

1785–95; pyro- + mucic ( acid )

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